The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)

There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Among the pine trees and forlorn
And there on a sunny morning
Lil' Jimmy Brown was born

So his parents brought him to the chapel
When he was only one day old
And the priest blessed the little fellow
Welcomed him into [C7]the fold

All the chapel bells were ɾinging
In the little valley town
And the song [Am]that they were singing
Was for [Dm7]baby, Jimmy [A]Brown

There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Beneath the mountains high above
And there, twenty years thereafter
Jimmy [A]Brown was [Am7]to [C7]meet his love

Many friends were gathered in the chapel
And many tears of joy were shed
In June on [C7]a Sunday morning
When Jimmy [A]Brown and [Bm]his bride were wed

All the chapel bells were ɾinging
'T was [Am7]a great day in his life
All the songs that they were singing
Were for [Dm7]Jimmy [A]and [Bm]his wife

From the village hidden deep in the valley
One ɾainy morning dark and [Bm]gray
A soul wound its way to [C7]Heaven
Jimmy [A]Brown had passed away

Silent people gathered in the chapel
To say, "Farewell" to [C7]their old friend
Whose life had been like [F]a flower
Budding, blooming 'till the end

Just a lonely bell was [Am7]ɾinging
In the little valley town
'T was [Am7]farewell that it was [Am7]singing
To our good old, Jimmy [A]Brown

And the little congregation
Prayed for [Dm7]guidance from above
"Lead us not into [C7]temptation"
Make his soul find a salvation
Of thy great eternal love"